Table-leaf support



J'. PETERSON.

' TABLE LEAF SUPPORT.

APPLICATION man uovi 22'. 1920.

1,393,566. Patented 001;. 11, 1921 5 L; Ia n ///5 ATTORNEYS JOHN PETERSON, 0F FABIBAULT, MINNESOTA.

TABLE-LEAF SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed November 22, 1920. Serial No. 425,737.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PETERSON, a citizen of the United States,-resident of Faribault, county of Rice, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Table-Leaf Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive device for securely holding a table leaf in its working or l1OI'1- zontal position.

A further object is to provide a support or brace which can be easily. and quickly applied to the leaf of any table without marring or damaging the table or the leaf.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

I11 the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure l is a perspective view of a table, showing one of its leaves raised to a horizontal position, and held by my improved.

support,

Fig. 2 is a detail'view of the devlce detached from the leaf,

Fig. 8 is an edge or side view.

In the drawing, 2 represents the frame of the table, of any ordinary or preferred construction. 3 is a hinged leaf, adapted to drop down to a vertical position, as indicated on one side of the table, or be raised to a horizontal position, to increase the area of the top of the table. To support this leaf I provide a block 4 having a flat upper surface 5 that is seated against the under side of the leaf and secured thereto by screws or other suitable means, inserted through holes 6. The lower side of the block is inclined or beveled, as indicated at 7, and 8 is a bar seated at one end on the underside of the block and secured thereto by suitable means, such as a pivot bolt 9. When this bar is not in use, it may be swung around to a position lengthwise of the table leaf, as 1ndicated at the right in Fig. 1, or when it is desired to support the leaf in a horizontal position, the 'bar is swung around to a position transverse with respect to the leaf and the angle or bevel of the surface 7 will cause the bar to assume a positlon at an incline with respect to the plane of the leaf. The end of the bar is then engaged with a notch or recess 10 which may be formed, if desired, in the frame of the table. This notch will hold the bar against premature lateral movement and prevent any accidental slippage of the bar when the leaf is loaded.

To drop the leaf, it will only be necessary.

to grasp the bar and swing it on its pivot to a position lengthwise of the leaf and the leaf will then drop down to a vertical position. Both leaves of the table may be equipped with the same form of support or brace, as shown in the drawing;

It will be noted that when the table leaf is in folded position, the brace 8 will be prevented from dropping beyond the lower free edge of the leaf by reason of the inclined or beveled face 7 the bevel being such as to bring the brace into engagement with the under face of the leaf and thereby hold the same against further dropping.

Furthermore, the brace is housed between the folded leaf and the adjacent, opposing side of the table so that the brace is entirely concealed and held against dropping to an exposed position.

I claim as my invention:

A table having side frame members and side leaves hinged to the table for folding down over the side frame members, an elongated bearing block secured to the under side of each leaf and having its under face beveled outwardly toward the outer edge of the leaf, and a brace pivoted at one end to the beveled face of the bearing block for swinging downwardly in the plane of the beveled face to engage the adjacent side member and thereby hold the respective leaf in its operative position, said brace adapted to be housed between the folded leaf and its opposed side member and held against swinging beyond the lower edge of the leaf by the beveled face of the block the angle of which being such as to effect engagement of the brace with the outer edge portion of the leaf upon swinging movement of the same beyond its normal folded position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17" day of November, 1920.

JOHN PETERSON. 

